eutectic
A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloyA material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy.
Meaning
2 sensesA material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy.
Eutektikum
The temperature of the eutectic point.
- a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Ancient Greek εὔτηκτος (eútēktos, “easily melted”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + τήκω (tḗkōFrom Ancient Greek εὔτηκτος (eútēktos, “easily melted”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + τήκω (tḗkō, “to melt”). Coined as an adjective (along with the noun eutexia) by British scientist Frederick Guthrie in 1884.
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